Patrick welch



PATRICK WELCH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Lettere Patent No. 77,788, dated May 12, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN FRAMES FORv NECK-TIES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONOERN:

Be it known that I, PATRICK WELCH, of the city and State of New York,haveinvented, made, and applied to use a certain new and usefulImprovement in Frames for Neck-Ties and Bows; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of Athe saidinvention, reference being hadito the annexed drawing, making part ofthis specification, wherein-4- i Figure 1 is a view of said frame andbow as seen from the back. and

Figure 2 is a view' of theft-ame separately.

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It is often dicult to lailix a neck-tie or bow beneath the fold of' apaper collar, because the ties heretofore `made have usually been-passed downwards over the button on the shirt-collar, 'and could not beturned and .passed under the fold of .the collar withoutrisk of tearingordefacing `the'collarl or else the neck-tie did not set properly 'up toits place in the fold of-the collar.

i The nature of my said invention consists in a sheetmetal frame for aneuh-tie or bow, formed with a slot running from the upper portiondownwards, so that it may be pressed from below upwards and behind thebutton onthe shirt-collar, carrying the bow that is attached to saidframe up youtside the fold of the collar, andI attach an elastic ring tothe lower part of such frame by looping it through the opening, so thatthe elastic loop may be buttoned over the shirtcollar button,whether'the frame `itselt` passes behind'that button or not, and therebykeep vthe neck-tie properly up to place. This elasticring or smallIndiarubber baud can be Areplaced withv 'facility in ease it breaks.

,In the drawing, eva are the wings of the neck-tie frame, provided withholes or notches, to allow the bow' t'o be attached by sewing. b is thebody of said frame, through which is the vertical slot c, that allowsAthe frame to be slipped up behind the shirt-collar button. e is'aismallIndia-rubber` baud or ring, attached by loop-A ing it around the metalat the bottom of the slot c, or through a hole provided for it at thelower end of the body b. flhis loop is to be passed over theshirt-collar button, as aforesaid, and it may be replaced with facilityif broken.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The neck-tie frame, formed with a slot runningfrom the upper part downthe centre of the b cdy, for the 'purposes and as set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my signature, this fifteenth dayof March, A. D. 1867.

i PATRICK WELCH. Witnesses:

Criss, H. SMITH,

Gino. D. WALKER.

